Every Christmas has its own sewing projects. This year I finished a quilt someone else started and gave it to one daugher. I altered, decorated and added to our Christmas stocking collection. And failed to take any photos of them. I had requests for an apron, which was purchased, a handbag, which is still under construction, and a stuffed whale. I think it is fun that my kids still ask for toys for Christmas even though they are now 25, 23 and 17.
The whale pattern idea came from this blog: http://valaanvillapaita.blogspot.com/2011/05/tee-se-itse-valas.html
This blog is written by someone in Finland. It doesn’t matter that even the translation is hard to follow. The pictures are fun. And if I could knit, it would be tempting to copy other things she has made.
My version is about 24″ long and made out of two different polar fleece type fabrics. It is very soft. This whale now lives on my son’s bed.
I then decided to make my daughter-in-law this hedgehog, just because.
This idea came from here: http://maker-land.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/hedgehog-pincushion-tutorial.html?m=1 My version is about the size of a baseball.
Maybe next year I will take more pictures of any new projects and post about them while it is still December.
What did you make this Christmas?